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What constitutes a double negative?
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My coworker uses this sentence to explain to our patients about our HIPPA Policy: "We cannot give your information out to no one."
The "no one" part catches me every time. I'd like to know if it's grammatically correct. I don't want to correct her when I don't even know if I'm correct. Is it "We cannot give your information out to no one", or "We cannot give your information to anyone" or "anybody"?
Please help!! It's driving me nuts!!!!
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asked Dec 19 at 23:27
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What constitutes a double negative?
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My coworker uses this sentence to explain to our patients about our HIPPA Policy: "We cannot give your information out to no one."
The "no one" part catches me every time. I'd like to know if it's grammatically correct. I don't want to correct her when I don't even know if I'm correct. Is it "We cannot give your information out to no one", or "We cannot give your information to anyone" or "anybody"?
Please help!! It's driving me nuts!!!!
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Yasmin
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marked as duplicate by Spencer, Hot Licks, Kris, jimm101, Rory Alsop Dec 20 at 11:55
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This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
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@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09
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What constitutes a double negative?
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My coworker uses this sentence to explain to our patients about our HIPPA Policy: "We cannot give your information out to no one."
The "no one" part catches me every time. I'd like to know if it's grammatically correct. I don't want to correct her when I don't even know if I'm correct. Is it "We cannot give your information out to no one", or "We cannot give your information to anyone" or "anybody"?
Please help!! It's driving me nuts!!!!
word-usage
asked Dec 19 at 23:27
Yasmin
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What constitutes a double negative?
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My coworker uses this sentence to explain to our patients about our HIPPA Policy: "We cannot give your information out to no one."
The "no one" part catches me every time. I'd like to know if it's grammatically correct. I don't want to correct her when I don't even know if I'm correct. Is it "We cannot give your information out to no one", or "We cannot give your information to anyone" or "anybody"?
Please help!! It's driving me nuts!!!!
This question already has an answer here:
What constitutes a double negative?
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marked as duplicate by Spencer, Hot Licks, Kris, jimm101, Rory Alsop Dec 20 at 11:55
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marked as duplicate by Spencer, Hot Licks, Kris, jimm101, Rory Alsop Dec 20 at 11:55
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This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
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@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09
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This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
1
@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09
3
3
This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
1
1
@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09
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In all standard Englishes, as far as I know, you either use an explicit negator ("not","cannot", "don't" etc) or you use an explicit negative term ("no", "none", "never", "nothing", "nowhere" etc), but not both. With an explicit negator, you substitute a term with "any" ("any", "anyone", "anywhere" etc.)
Many people in various places throughout the Anglosphere use "no" terms with "not" in their speech, though many do not. But few people feel this "double negaton" is appropriate for in any kind of official notice.
So, many people might say "I won't tell no one", in their ordinary life but in a business context, most people think "We cannot give your information to anyone" is much better. There's nothing to choose between "anyone" and "anybody".
answered Dec 19 at 23:57
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Two negatives make an affirmative, it's wrong. Choose any one— either
We can give your information out to no one(body). Or
We can not give your information out to anyone (body).
Any explanation after Colin Fine's seems redundant to me
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
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In all standard Englishes, as far as I know, you either use an explicit negator ("not","cannot", "don't" etc) or you use an explicit negative term ("no", "none", "never", "nothing", "nowhere" etc), but not both. With an explicit negator, you substitute a term with "any" ("any", "anyone", "anywhere" etc.)
Many people in various places throughout the Anglosphere use "no" terms with "not" in their speech, though many do not. But few people feel this "double negaton" is appropriate for in any kind of official notice.
So, many people might say "I won't tell no one", in their ordinary life but in a business context, most people think "We cannot give your information to anyone" is much better. There's nothing to choose between "anyone" and "anybody".
answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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In all standard Englishes, as far as I know, you either use an explicit negator ("not","cannot", "don't" etc) or you use an explicit negative term ("no", "none", "never", "nothing", "nowhere" etc), but not both. With an explicit negator, you substitute a term with "any" ("any", "anyone", "anywhere" etc.)
Many people in various places throughout the Anglosphere use "no" terms with "not" in their speech, though many do not. But few people feel this "double negaton" is appropriate for in any kind of official notice.
So, many people might say "I won't tell no one", in their ordinary life but in a business context, most people think "We cannot give your information to anyone" is much better. There's nothing to choose between "anyone" and "anybody".
answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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In all standard Englishes, as far as I know, you either use an explicit negator ("not","cannot", "don't" etc) or you use an explicit negative term ("no", "none", "never", "nothing", "nowhere" etc), but not both. With an explicit negator, you substitute a term with "any" ("any", "anyone", "anywhere" etc.)
Many people in various places throughout the Anglosphere use "no" terms with "not" in their speech, though many do not. But few people feel this "double negaton" is appropriate for in any kind of official notice.
So, many people might say "I won't tell no one", in their ordinary life but in a business context, most people think "We cannot give your information to anyone" is much better. There's nothing to choose between "anyone" and "anybody".
answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
63.6k170160
In all standard Englishes, as far as I know, you either use an explicit negator ("not","cannot", "don't" etc) or you use an explicit negative term ("no", "none", "never", "nothing", "nowhere" etc), but not both. With an explicit negator, you substitute a term with "any" ("any", "anyone", "anywhere" etc.)
Many people in various places throughout the Anglosphere use "no" terms with "not" in their speech, though many do not. But few people feel this "double negaton" is appropriate for in any kind of official notice.
So, many people might say "I won't tell no one", in their ordinary life but in a business context, most people think "We cannot give your information to anyone" is much better. There's nothing to choose between "anyone" and "anybody".
answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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answered Dec 19 at 23:57
Colin Fine
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Two negatives make an affirmative, it's wrong. Choose any one— either
We can give your information out to no one(body). Or
We can not give your information out to anyone (body).
Any explanation after Colin Fine's seems redundant to me
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
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Two negatives make an affirmative, it's wrong. Choose any one— either
We can give your information out to no one(body). Or
We can not give your information out to anyone (body).
Any explanation after Colin Fine's seems redundant to me
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
1,908613
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Two negatives make an affirmative, it's wrong. Choose any one— either
We can give your information out to no one(body). Or
We can not give your information out to anyone (body).
Any explanation after Colin Fine's seems redundant to me
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
1,908613
Two negatives make an affirmative, it's wrong. Choose any one— either
We can give your information out to no one(body). Or
We can not give your information out to anyone (body).
Any explanation after Colin Fine's seems redundant to me
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
1,908613
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
1,908613
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
1,908613
answered Dec 20 at 1:24
Barid Baran Acharya
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add a comment |
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This is a double negative, which is technically ungrammatical, but something you'll hear all the time in informal spoken English, especially in certain dialects. As a learner of English you should learn how to follow the rules before you are confident enough to break them. On the other hand, resist the remptation to correct people who use double negatives.
– Spencer
Dec 19 at 23:55
1
@Spencer You should put this as an answer, not a comment.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:22
@rpeinhardt Actually it's a duplicate.
– Spencer
Dec 20 at 0:27
I see, you're flagging the question as a duplicate.
– rpeinhardt
Dec 20 at 0:29
No, the utterer most definitely had not meant to use a double negative and so that's not the case at all. It's just an error as correctly noted by the OP: using no one where the speaker has actually meant any one.
– Kris
Dec 20 at 7:09